As everyone knows, the 15th of January 2015 the Swiss National Bank abandoned the EUR/CHF floor, that has been fixed to 1.20 since 2011. But, what are the causes and what are the consequences of this decision? Let’s start from the beginning. In 2011, some European countries were facing the financial crisis started in 2007…
There are different kinds of investors acting on the market starting from the speculators ending with the ones who create a long-term strategy. Still, both approaches vary within the preferences and behaviours. The article gives you a quick look at some short-term strategies. FX market is characterised by high transaction volume. This is where you…
For Who do not know yet, Warren Buffet is considered a legend in the financial world, this because of his successful in the capital market have mad him the 3rd richest person in the world with about 60 billion heritage. He’s the owner of Berkshire Hathaway, and he has been a shareholder of the famous much…
Turkey central bank cut interest rates again in less than 1 month. On January the 20th the Central bank cut interest rates of 25 basis point from 8% to 7.75%. The decision to cut again the interest rate from 7.75% to 7.5% came yesterday. Central Banks word wile are taking the decision to apply expansionary…
Financial Markets are creating some new financial products, after the crisis product makers are looking how to solve the problems that cause the financial crisis in 2008.”eBond” is one of them, a new combination between a CDS (credit default swap) and a corporate bond. The letter “e” in front of the Bond means enhanced, this…
In the last weeks, lower prices of metals have drawn the attention of starved return investors. Now the agreement between Europe and Greece can provide a stable floor for the market growth. Therefore some aggressive incentives by Central Banks, reserved on currencies war ,can provide an increase on the appeal by asset class that can…
How would you profit from investing in government bonds now that under the QE all the yields in the developed countries are around zero? Fortunately, there are particular countries that are offering bonds with almost 6% of return. Obviously, we are speaking about emerging countries with very liquid and volatile markets, thus investing in this…
Volatility is rising, the VIX “fear” index is up 27.83% in the last 6 months and most analysts think this trend will continue throughout 2015. If these predictions come true, we might see huge swings in equity prices in the coming months. In this scenario it is particularly important to choose the right asset allocation, in…
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